Clause 8 - Sexual assualt of a child under 13
Sexual Offences Bill [Lords]
10:15 am
Mr Win Griffiths (Bridgend, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:
Amendment No. 174, in
clause 14, page 5, line 32, leave out subsection (1) and insert—
'(1) Subject to subsection 1A, a person under 18 commits an offence if he does anything which would be an offence under any of sections 10 to 13 if he were aged 18.
(1A) An offence is not committed if—
(a) there is no great difference in ages or mental or physical maturity of A and B, and
(b) B has fully consented to all activities which would otherwise be an offence,
(c) the activity was not part of an assault.'.
Amendment No. 175, in
clause 14, page 5, line 33, at end insert—
'( ) Notwithstanding subsection (1) it is a defence for offences under sections 10 to 13 and 15 in respect of a complainant who is 10 years or more but under the age of 16 where the complainant consented to the activity and A is—
(a) 13 years or more but under the age of 18,
(b) less than 2 years older than the complainant, and
(c) is not in a relationship of dependency.